Karnataka min writes to Jaishankar searching for clarification on denial of clearance for US go to

He mentioned the go to scheduled from June 14 to 27 was deliberate round two important worldwide boards, the BIO Worldwide Conference in Boston and the Design Automation Convention in San Francisco.

Nonetheless, attributable to denial of permission, in response to sources, he was compelled to chop quick his journey and returned from Paris to Bengaluru on Wednesday evening.

In line with Kharge, he had scheduled a number of official conferences with prime corporations, universities and establishments within the US the place he was to signify the Authorities of Karnataka to discover collaborations, entice investments and create employment alternatives for the state.

Taking to social media platform ‘X’ on Friday, he mentioned that he has written to Jaishankar, searching for readability on why political clearance for his official go to to the US was denied.

“I accomplish that with a deep sense of accountability to the individuals of Karnataka, to whom I’m duty-bound. The go to was geared toward strengthening collaborations, attracting investments and creating employment alternatives for the state,” he mentioned.

Kharge expressed that denying a Cupboard Minister and the “custodian of one of many world’s largest expertise clusters”, the power to hold out such official duties with out rationalization, raises severe issues.

It was not solely in opposition to the pursuits of the state but additionally undermines the spirit of cooperative federalism.

In his letter dated June 19, Kharge acknowledged that participation in such visits are aligned with the nationwide priorities and would have straight supported the bigger imaginative and prescient of Viksit Bharat laid out by the Prime Minister.

He acknowledged that within the absence of a proper communication from the Ministry outlining the explanations for denial, it turns into troublesome to evaluate and plan future engagements of this nature.

It additionally raises issues in regards to the consistency of the method, particularly when the visits are official, sector-critical and in nationwide curiosity.

“I might due to this fact request the Ministry to kindly present a proper rationalization for the denial and think about a extra clear and consultative strategy in dealing with such official engagements sooner or later,” he added.

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